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Webster 1913 Edition


Attribution

Atˊtri-bu′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
attributio
: cf. F.
attribution
.]
1.
The act of attributing or ascribing, as a quality, character, or function, to a thing or person, an effect to a cause.
2.
That which is ascribed or attributed.

Webster 1828 Edition


Attribution

ATTRIBU'TION

,
Noun.
The act of attributing, or the quality ascribed; commendation.

Definition 2024


attribution

attribution

English

Noun

attribution (countable and uncountable, plural attributions)

  1. The act of attributing something.
  2. An explicit or formal acknowledgment of ownership or authorship.
    The attribution of the quote is widely regarded as dubious.

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French

Noun

attribution f (plural attributions)

  1. allocation, allotment